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ar·te·ri·al

 (är-tîr′ē-əl)
adj.
1. Of, like, or in an artery or arteries.
2. Of, relating to, or being the blood in the arteries that has absorbed oxygen in the lungs and is bright red.
3. Being a main road or channel with many branches: an arterial highway; an arterial route.
n.
A through road or street.

ar·te′ri·al·ly adv.
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arterial

(ɑːˈtɪərɪəl)
adj
1. (Anatomy) of, relating to, or affecting an artery or arteries: arterial disease.
2. (Physiology) denoting or relating to the usually bright red reoxygenated blood returning from the lungs or gills that circulates in the arteries
3. being a major route, esp one with many minor branches: an arterial road.
arˈterially adv
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ar•te•ri•al

(ɑrˈtɪər i əl)

adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling the arteries.
2. pertaining to the blood in the arteries and pulmonary veins, richer in oxygen and redder than venous blood.
3. being or constituting a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access, often with many branches.
[1375–1425; < Medieval Latin]
ar•te′ri•al•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.arterial - of or involving or contained in the arteriesarterial - of or involving or contained in the arteries; "arterial disease"; "the arterial system"; "arterial blood"
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Translations
شِرْياني، كَطَريق رَئيسِيَّه
hlavnítepenný
åre-
artériás
slagæîar-; aîal-
tepenný
ana/esas yol

arterial

[ɑːˈtɪərɪəl] ADJ [blood] → arterial
arterial roadarteria f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

arterial

[ɑːrˈtɪəriəl] adj
(ANATOMY)artériel(le)
an arterial road → une route à grande circulation
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

arterial

adj
(Anat) → arteriell
arterial road (Aut) → Fernverkehrsstraße f; arterial line (Rail) → Hauptstrecke f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

arterial

[ɑːˈtɪərɪəl] adj (Anat) → arterioso/a; (road) → di grande comunicazione
arterial roads → le (grandi or principali) arterie
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

artery

(ˈaːtəri) plural ˈarteries noun
1. a blood-vessel that carries the blood from the heart through the body.
2. a main route of travel and transport.
arterial (aːˈtiəriəl) adjective
arterial disease; arterial roads.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

ar·te·ri·al

a. arterial, referente a las arterias;
___ blood gasesgases ___-es;
___ occlusive diseasesenfermedades oclusivas ___-es;
___ systemsistema ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

arterial

adj arterial
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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